Senior Enterprise System Architect — Hybrid (Montreal)

CN; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

ESIP - Employee share investment

Pension

Benefits and other perks

Job summary

CN is seeking an Expert System Architect for Montreal to drive architecture across initiatives within an Agile Release Train. You translate business, functional, and security requirements into scalable solutions aligned with enterprise standards and direction.

You will collaborate with Solution Architects, engineering and product teams, contribute to governance, and support technology modernization while operating in CN's hybrid model with occasional cross-border travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in CS/CE/EE or system analysis.
• TOGAF/ITIL or cloud architect certs are assets.
• Experience with Agile/SAFe methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define system architectures and patterns for initiatives.
• Develop architecture artifacts and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver architecture guidance.
• Support PI planning and governance activities.

Skills

10+ years IT experience

3+ years architecture for large tech

Agile/SAFe experience

Solution/system architecture design

Railroad/transport experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE/System Analysis

TOGAF/ITIL/Google Cloud Architect/SAFe Architect certs

Equivalent experience considered

Job description

CN is seeking an Expert System Architect for Montreal to drive architecture across initiatives within an Agile Release Train. You translate business, functional, and security requirements into scalable solutions aligned with enterprise standards and direction.

You will collaborate with Solution Architects, engineering and product teams, contribute to governance, and support technology modernization while operating in CN's hybrid model with occasional cross-border travel.